Creosote substitute and plants

[Benacre]

Having painted my fencing with Creosote substitute is this still going to affect any climbers I put up there?
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[rustylady]

What exactly is Creosote substitute? If it's a branded product it should tell you whether it is harmful to plants

[Snadger]

Does it not mention anything on the packaging?

[NOG]

What exactly is Creosote substitute? If it's a branded product it should tell you whether it is harmful to plants

Creosote is now banned as it is obtained from high temperature distillation of coal tar. And contains some nasty compounds. It is highly poisionious to waterlife. Substitute is a Solvent based product. It dosent have that great smell though.

[pigletwillie]

Creosote isnt banned, but we amatuers are no longer allowed to use it. However if you know of a profesional, they may have some and can use it. Legally

Its all about elf and safety, apparently if you sat in a bath of the stuff for 20 years you may get skin cancer, so as some muppet somewhere in Britain might try that trick, its taken off the shelf. Realistically, if you did use it correctly and wore gloves and glasses the risk would be immensely minute.

[Snadger]

Creosote isnt banned, but we amatuers are no longer allowed to use it. However if you know of a profesional, they may have some and can use it. Legally

Its all about elf and safety, apparently if you sat in a bath of the stuff for 20 years you may get skin cancer, so as some muppet somewhere in Britain might try that trick, its taken off the shelf. Realistically, if you did use it correctly and wore gloves and glasses the risk would be immensely minute.

We had some roof timbers put in at work by a cowboy firm. The building inspector came and said the beams hadn't been tanalised and needed to be treated! The firm sent a poor little irish man with a brush and a bucket of creosote!

When I last seen him he was up a ladder with his bucket and brush applying a liberal coating of creosote! No protetcive gear, no goggles, gloves, nothing!
I did warn him but he pooh poohed my advice!

The creosote was running down his arms and his face was covered! Poor bugger must have suffered with third degree burns and I never seen him again!

Needless to say the contracting firm were never seen again either!

I was only a youngun at the time and it had taken me ages to grow a moustache, I got a splash of creosote on my face and it burn't a lump out of my tash...I was gutted!!

[pigletwillie]

I must say Snadger, Its not something I have ever used or particularly want too.

[aob9]

You're right Nog.....Love that Creosote Odour!!!

[Geordie]

Could you not try painting your fence with marmite instead?

[rustylady]

Could you not try painting your fence with marmite instead?

No, cos I love Marmite and I would just lick it off. Seriously, though, most wood preservatives sold these days for the "amateur" market are harmless to plants and people